Children of The Light#7 Tomorrow (30 Jan 2015)

Dear....

'For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.'
    2Corinthians 5:1

What does tomorrow holds? For the slained NYPD police officer Ramos, he is now with our Lord.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/26/thousands-expected-for-wake-for-fallen-officer-rafael-ramos/

'I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
        John 12:24

Indeed his seed fell onto the ground, and from it springs forth new shoots of faith.
His Christlike life has sowned wonderfully, his death has brought forth an outpouring of tributes that will bring about an increase in the number of faithful.

'For we are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.'
       2 Corinthians 5:8

The Apostle Paul categorically stated his desire to go home to be with our Lord.
What about me? What about you?

Much as I find the world burdensome, and much I as I believe being taken out of it would be wonderfully blissful, I cannot let go. And in fact, I often remind and plead with our good Lord that it 
is not time yet.

Is it because of our treasures(including our loved ones) on Earth? Or is it because we are not ready to face the judgment seat? Or simply because we trust not the promises of our Lord?

'Father, if You are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."
        Luke 22:42

Christ as man struggled at Gesathame.
But he at the end of it submitted in total obedience.

To give up our last breath voluntarily might be a bridge too far for most of us to just leap across, much as the wonderful realm of eternity awaits us.

God understands and knows our limits.

But He wants us to take and continue to take the small steps of faith. To seek to be in His presence now. To be willing and desirous to let His Spirit transform us.

Focus on Him now. Tomorrow will take care of itself, for come tomorrow, God will still be with us, be it on Earth or in Heaven.

Let God decide when we are ready.

But we can and must now decide on wanting to let Him  made us ready.

Then can only we be willing to go where He wants to bring us, because we know and trust Him.

Every story has an ending. Every life lived is like a book. For us who believed, God gave us a new blank book of life to start with.

In seeking to live a Christlike life, we are allowing the Holy Spirit to pen for us a living testimony of God's grace and love upon our lives.

A legacy that the watching world can read and mirror against their own lives.

And that God will use our lives to shine forth into the darkness encapsulting their lives. So they they can also rewrite their journey of life His way.

And no matter whether our book of life is a one pager or runs into several thousand pages, happiness does not just start at the end of our story. But rather, joy and peace is what we wear with us now, and always, when we seek to follow  our Lord.

但願使人有盼望的神，因信將諸般的喜樂、平安充滿你們的心，使你們藉著聖靈的能力大有盼望。
因為神的國不在乎吃喝，只在乎公義、和平，並聖靈中的喜樂。 

God blesses
Eng Hieang
28 Dec 2014